Traveling at those speeds and manuevering hard stresses everything in any aircraft. A mechanical failure at those speeds, that low to the ground doesn't give much time for dealing with a problem.
The fans want to see the action, and the pilots have no choice. They must bring the action to lower levels.
The experienced pilot trying to parachute is a good indication there was a problem that he knew couldn't be solved. He didn't have time to do much of anything from what I saw.
Last edited by nearmiss; 09-18-2011 at 01:26 AM.
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